Nick"Nico," Bárbara arrived in the kitchen as I was having breakfast. She was just back from her trip. "How are you, darling?" she asked, kissing my cheek."You’re back early," I said, lifting the coffee cup to my lips."I had to. It’s Grace’s birthday; I couldn’t miss it. You know I adore her, so I came a day early. We have an appointment in two hours; she wants me to help her choose some pending details." She sat in front of me as one of the girls served her breakfast.I nodded, placing the cup on the table.She breathed in and looked around the house. She had always liked it, though I never did. That was why I wanted the other one, the one Alaia bought."I heard they rejected your offer for the new house," she said, taking a piece of pineapple to her mouth."Someone beat me to it," I said bit
